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May 2025: Hong Kong International Airport Holds Strong Passenger Growth After Easter Peak

May 2025 at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) was a calmer step down from the Easter peak in April, but still well ahead of the same month a year earlier. Passenger numbers and flight movements both grew in solid year-on-year terms, while cargo edged up a little. Below are the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) figures for the month, with a bit of colour from the Airport Authority where it helps.

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Super Typhoon Champi — Hong Kong flights to Taiwan and Japan disrupted (HKIA open, no local TC signal)

Super Typhoon Champi (薔琵) has been one of the stronger Pacific storms of 2026, but it is not bringing a Hong Kong signal ladder to Chek Lap Kok. As of late evening Thursday 22 October, the Hong Kong Observatory had Champi centred about 1.120 km east of Hong Kong (Severe Typhoon, ~175 km/h near centre at 20:00 HKT), forecast to move toward the seas east of Taiwan. Locally the weather is fine, hot and very dry — no Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1 or above is in force for Hong Kong.

View toward the control towers at Hong Kong International Airport.
HKIA itself is open as usual tonight — the pain is on Taiwan and Japan routes, not a local T8 shutdown.
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Vietjet debuts at Clark — thrice-weekly CRK–Ho Chi Minh City from 10 November 2026

Vietjet is making its first appearance at Clark International Airport (CRK), with a new thrice-weekly service to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) starting 10 November 2026. For anyone based around Clark, Angeles, or further up through Central and Northern Luzon, that is a proper shortcut — Saigon without the Manila detour.

Vietjet Airbus A320 with Minions special livery.
Vietjet — the Minions one I flew out of Hong Kong.
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April 2025: Hong Kong International Airport Records Strong Passenger Growth and Steady Cargo

April 2025 was another busy month at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). Passenger numbers were well up on a year earlier, helped along by the Easter holiday period, while cargo held a modest gain and flight movements kept climbing. Below are the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) figures for the month, with a bit of colour from the Airport Authority where it helps.

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Greater Bay Airlines autumn flash sale from Hong Kong — 8折 returns, and an HKD30 mainland one-way

Greater Bay Airlines put out a short autumn flash sale on 16 October, and if you are still hunting a last-minute hop out of Hong Kong it is worth a look before it closes. Booking is open through 21 October 2026. The round-trip discount is 8折 / 20% off on designated economy seats, with Super Economy (超經艙) also in the mix on Tokyo and Sapporo. Travel for those returns is generally through 17 November 2026 — not a long window, so the dates that still show inventory are already fairly sparse.

Greater Bay Airlines Boeing 737 B-KJA.
Greater Bay Airlines at Hong Kong.
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Cathay Pacific’s 2026 Online Travel Fair from Taiwan — Hong Kong on the destination list

Cathay Pacific opened its 2026 Online Travel Fair on 16 October, and I will be honest about the geography straight away: this is a Taiwan-origin sale, not a Hong Kong-origin one. Bookings are from Taipei or Kaohsiung only. That still matters if you are flying out of Taiwan toward Hong Kong (or beyond on Cathay), or if someone in Taiwan is coming this way — Hong Kong is listed as a destination on the Asia table.

Business cabin on a Cathay A330.
Business cabin on a Cathay A330.
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Cathay Pacific’s Dubai and Riyadh passenger flights cancelled through 31 January 2027

Cathay Pacific B777-300ER B-KQZ October 2026

So, Cathay Pacific has pushed the cancellation of its Hong Kong–Dubai and Hong Kong–Riyadh passenger flights out again, this time through 31 January 2027. That is a fair bit longer than the previous targets that were floating around for late October and November, and it is another reminder that this Middle East pause is not a short blip.

Cathay 777-300ER B-KQZ at Hong Kong.
Cathay 777-300ER B-KQZ at Hong Kong.
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UPS opens new international air hub at Clark International Airport, October 2026

So, UPS officially opened its new international air hub at Clark International Airport (CRK) on 15 October 2026, and as someone who spends a fair bit of time around Clark (family territory), this one caught my eye. It is a proper expansion of something that has been there for a long time — UPS has operated a hub at Clark since 2002 — and the numbers are quite something.

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Review – Chiang Mai Marriott Hotel, Thailand, June 2025

This was a sudden, unplanned trip to go and have dinner with a friend who has retired in Chiang Mai a couple of years ago, and when I found some cheap tickets with Hong Kong Express from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai I decided to make a quick trip over to see my friend. Due to work constraints I was only able to leave Hong Kong at 5pm, arriving in Chiang Mai at 7 pm, and returning the next morning at 10 am, so this will be just a very quick review.

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Cathay Pacific’s Brussels Route is Back in Action: Two Days In and Loving It!

It’s official: Cathay Pacific’s direct flights from Hong Kong (HKG) to Brussels (BRU) are back, and they’re off to a flying start! The relaunched route took to the skies on August 3, 2025, reconnecting these two global hubs after a five-year break. Two days in, the buzz is real—Flight CX294 soared out of Hong Kong at 11:25 PM on Saturday, landing in Brussels at 5:55 AM Sunday, while the return CX293 lifted off from Brussels at 4:15 PM, touching down in Hong Kong at 6:55 AM Monday. Cathay’s brought Belgium back into the fold, and travelers are already hooked on this seamless link!

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